MATH 136 Glendale Community College

Statistics

Course  Math 136 — CN 1959, Spring 2020

Dates & Time
  MonWed 10:45 am — 11:50 am
  TuesThurs 10:45 am — 11:35 am

Place  Arroyo Secco Room 102

Instructor  Jorge Basilio (jbasilio@glendale.edu)

Office  N/A

Office Hours
  Mon 11:50 — 12:20 in AS 102 or SG 140
  TuesThurs 11:35 — 12:35 in AS 102 or SG 140

Tutoring
@ MDC Center Hours: Tutoring begings on Feb 20th
  • Mon — Thurs: 8:00 am — 9:00 pm
  • Fri: 8:00 am — 2:00 pm
  • Sat: 10:00 am — 2:00 pm

Schedule

Exam Related Documents

Labs Page

Check out our Labs page for information using the statistical programming language R.

Check out our Quick Intro to R page.

Handouts

Rent your Calc

You are required to have a TI-84+ (Ti 84 plus CET is recommended) graphing calculator for the semester.
  • Option 1 Rent the calculator from GCC for $20. I was only give 7 calculators so I'll use a random number generator to select 7 students who can get a calculator from me on Monday.
  • Option 2 Rent the calculator from Graphtor for approximately $30.
  • Option 2 Rent the calculator from Rentacalc for approximately $40.

Announcements

  • You'll find them under the Exam Praparation materials near the top of this page.
  • If you scroll to towards the bottomw of our course webpage you'll see a new detailed calendar.
  • The feature I would like to highlight is the video links. I would go back and watch as many of the videos from the old material that you can from weeks 1, 2, 3 (material we already covered in class). These will help supplement our courses moving forward.
  • Classes cancelled for Monday (3/16) through Thursday (3/19)
  • Check Canvas for more up-to-date information.
  • Stay safe, stay calm, stay informed!
  • Study Guide Go to the "Exam Related Documents" part of the website and click on the "Exam Preparation Materials" button. Then select "Exam 1 Study Guide".
  • Practice Test Go to the "Exam Related Documents" part of the website and click on the "Exam Preparation Materials" button. Then select "Exam 1 Practice Test". I will post the solutions to the practice test tomorow morning.
  • Go to the "Handouts" part of the website and click on the "Rounding Rules" button. It will have a link to a document with all our rounding rules.
  • Go to the "Exam Related Docomuents" part of the website and look under the "Quiz Solutions" section.
One of my favorite videos! Enjoy!
I finally created the online homework course to accompany our textbook.
  • Go to MyStatsLab and follow these instructions to enroll. Use our COURSE ID: basilio21023.
  • NOTE: I encourage everyone to enroll immediately, since you get to try the system for FREE for the first two weeks.
  • NOTE: Remember to use your Glendale email acocunt to register or I will delete the account and you'll have to redo any work submitted.
There's lots of information to help you succeed on this website. Please take some time to look at the links.
Welcome everyone to Statistics!
I'm excited to begin the new semester and to meet all of you. I'll post important information here.
I posted the course syllabus below--for students who have not taken a course with me please read it carefully.
More info coming soon...

Course Policies

Please consult the Course Syllabus for a more detailed description.
MATH 136 is a one-semester course designed for students whose major requires a course in statistics. Topics in this course include: the nature of statistical methods, types of data, introductory probability, sampling theory, experimental design, confidence intervals, hypothesis testing, regression analysis, and decision making. Emphasis will be placed on the application of statistical concepts to real world data, development of statistical reasoning, and the interpretation of results.
Placement is based on academic background or satisfactory completion of MATH 101, 120, 118, 130, 131, 220B, 30, 30+, 30E, 90, 90+, or 90EF.
  • Quizzes are unannounced and will always take place during the first 5 to 10 minutes of class.
  • Students who arrive 5 minutes late will not be allowed to take the quiz and will receive a zero.
  • There are no make-up quizzes for any reason. I will drop the two lowest quiz grades.
  • 1” Binder One binder (with pockets) for lecture notes, ICAs, a folder for quizzes and exams, and blank paper for homework.
  • Textbook The textbook is Statistics: Making Informed Decisions, 5th Ed., by Michael Sullivan III. We will cover most of the material in Chapters 1 –13. You should read the relevant section of the text before we cover the material in class, and then again while doing the homework. Please consult the following documents from my website: Schedule.
  • Graphing calculator This is required and a TI-84 or TI-84 Plus (plus is preferred). Please consult the "rent an calc" information at the top of this page.

Additional Resources

Video Tutorials
Additional Textbooks
  • OpenStax Introductory Statistics book. Free and online. I recommend the PDF version instead of the web-browser based version.
  • OpenIntro Statistics book. The name is very similar to the book above but they are different. This one is nice since it also has labs using R. A great resources if you want more R help.
  • Statistics Using Technology by Katheryn Kozak. Free and online. The notes are simple and to the point. Excellent for extra examples.
  • Online Stats book. Free and online. We will use some of the simulations to help us study and visualize data.

Grading

The grade will be based on the following:
Homework 10%
Quizzes 10%
Labs 10%
Exams (4 exams @ 10%) 40%
Final Exam 30%
The grades earned will be based on the following:
A 90% \(\le\) Your percentage
B 80% \(\le\) Your percentage \(<\) 90%
C 70% \(\le\) Your percentage \(<\) 80%
D 60% \(\le\) Your percentage \(<\) 70%
F Your percentage \(<\) 60%

Exams

The in-class exams are are tentatively scheduled for:
Exam 1 Wednesday Week 3
Exam 2 Wednesday Week 6
Exam 3 Wednesday Week 9
Exam 4 Wednesday Week 13
Final Exam. Thursday, June 4 11:50 am — 2:10 pm
Dates are subject to change.

The final exam is two hours and twenty minutes long (but plan to stay three), and will be on Thursday, June 4, in our usual classroom from 11:50 — 2:10 pm. However, I strongly encourage that you plan to stay for 3 hours taking the final exam.

Student Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion of the course, students will be able to:

Lecture Notes

Detailed Schedule

  • Tues 2/18
  • Class 1
    • Introductions! Syllabus
    • § 1.1
  • Wed 2/19
  • Thurs 2/20
  • Class 3
    • Class cancelled
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  • Mon 2/24
  • Tues 2/25
  • Wed 2/26
  • Thurs 2/27
  • Mon 3/2
  • Tues 3/3
  • Wed 3/4
  • Thurs 3/5
  • Mon 3/9
  • Class 13
    • Exam 1 Ch 1, 2, & 3 (up to 3.5!)
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  • Tues 3/10
  • Class 14
    • Lab 1 - Intro to R and Descriptive Statistics (Go to Labs page or CoCalc page)
  • Finish lab report
  • Wed 3/11
  • Thurs 3/12
  • Mon 3/16
  • Class 17
    • Class cancelled
  • Please watch the videos from Weeks 1 thru 3!
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  • Tues 3/17
  • Class 18
    • Class cancelled
  • Please watch videos from Weeks 1 thru 3!
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  • Wed 3/18
  • Class 19
    • Class cancelled!
    • We will have an optional test class in a virtual environment using Zoom.
    • I recommend students try to come (even if it's just for a little bit) so that they can download any programs they need and test out their laptops/computers/phones/etc
    • See Canvas for a more detailed announcement and link to conference invitation.
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  • Thurs 3/19
  • Class 20
    • Class cancelled!
    • We will have an optional test class in a virtual environment using Zoom.
    • Today will be an optional day where I'll give a demonstration for Lab 2. You can get started "early" on Lab 2.
    • See Canvas for a more detailed announcement and link to conference invitation.
    • Lab 2 — Data Analysis using CSV files
      (Go to Labs page or CoCalc page)
  • § Start Lab early ;-) Come to virtual Office hours for help!
  • Mon 3/23
  • Tues 3/24
  • § Finish Lab Report, 4.4
  • Wed 3/25
  • Thurs 3/26
  • Mon 3/30
  • Tues 3/31
  • Class 26
    • No class! Cesar Chavez Day
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  • Wed 4/1
  • Thurs 4/2
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  • § 5.4, work on Lab 3
  • Mon 4/6
  • Tues 4/7
  • Wed 4/8
  • § 6.2
  • Thurs 4/9
  • § 6.2
  • Mon 4/13 — Thurs 4/16
  • Spring Break
    • Spring Break!
      No classes this week!
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  • Mon 4/20
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  • Tues 4/21
  • Wed 4/22
  • Thurs 4/23
  • Mon 4/27
  • Tues 4/28
  • Wed 4/29
  • Thurs 4/30
  • Mon 5/4
  • Tues 5/5
  • Wed 5/6
  • Thurs 5/7
  • Mon 5/11
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  • Tues 5/12
  • Wed 5/13
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  • Thurs 5/14
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  • Mon 5/18
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  • Tues 5/19
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  • Wed 5/20
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  • — Do the problems in 11.5 handout. Answer key will be posted later.
  • Thurs 5/21
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  • Mon 5/25
  • Class 53
    • Memorial Day — No class!
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  • Tues 5/26
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  • Wed 5/27
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  • Thurs 5/28
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  • Mon 6/1
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  • § Study for Final
  • Tues 6/2
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  • § Study for Final
  • Wed 6/3
  • Class 59
    • No class!
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  • Thurs 6/4
  • Class 60
    • Final Exam Ch 1 — 13
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Calculate Your Grade

Open the sheet and make a copy. Start entering your scores and it will automatically compute your current and course grade.

Link to Google sheet